<< >> NASA ASRS Report 784716, April 2008

Experienced pilot but low time in type fails to extend landing gear for landing and strikes propeller and drags flaps upon executing go around.

Attributes
ACN	784716
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hao.airport
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ehrd.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Navion Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4368 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	784716
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I departed hao and WX along my route was lower than expected. I decided to return to hao. While on very short final to runway 29; I realized I had not put the gear down. I immediately executed a go around. Upon applying full power; I also lowered the nose to avoid a stall and unknowingly struck the propeller. I continued the go around and landed. After taxi in and engine shutdown; I saw damage to the propeller blades and inboard corners of the flaps. I believe I was distraction by returning to the airport and thinking about what I would do next (park at FBO; rechk WX) rather than concentrating on flying the airplane. I did not properly use the checklist. I will be more diligent in checklist use and keep my focus where it belongs; on flying the airplane. I will also be having a gear warning horn installed on the airplane.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EXPERIENCED PLT BUT LOW TIME IN TYPE FAILS TO EXTEND LNDG GEAR FOR LNDG AND STRIKES PROP AND DRAGS FLAPS UPON EXECUTING GAR.

Narrative: I DEPARTED HAO AND WX ALONG MY RTE WAS LOWER THAN EXPECTED. I DECIDED TO RETURN TO HAO. WHILE ON VERY SHORT FINAL TO RWY 29; I REALIZED I HAD NOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN. I IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A GAR. UPON APPLYING FULL PWR; I ALSO LOWERED THE NOSE TO AVOID A STALL AND UNKNOWINGLY STRUCK THE PROP. I CONTINUED THE GAR AND LANDED. AFTER TAXI IN AND ENG SHUTDOWN; I SAW DAMAGE TO THE PROP BLADES AND INBOARD CORNERS OF THE FLAPS. I BELIEVE I WAS DISTR BY RETURNING TO THE ARPT AND THINKING ABOUT WHAT I WOULD DO NEXT (PARK AT FBO; RECHK WX) RATHER THAN CONCENTRATING ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE. I DID NOT PROPERLY USE THE CHKLIST. I WILL BE MORE DILIGENT IN CHKLIST USE AND KEEP MY FOCUS WHERE IT BELONGS; ON FLYING THE AIRPLANE. I WILL ALSO BE HAVING A GEAR WARNING HORN INSTALLED ON THE AIRPLANE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.